Voting rights leaders like Stacey Abrams , Nsé Ufot, LaTosha Brown and many others played a pivotal role in securing at least one historic Democratic win in the Georgia runoff elections for both Senate seats, The New York Times reported. The Rev. Raphael Warnock will become the first Black Senator from Georgia to serve in Congress, as Blavity previously reported . And all signs point to another historic win by Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. S/O to the soldiers on the ground who labored for a decade to educate, register, and turnout a coalition in Georgia. Climbing over roadblocks erected along the way to suppress the Black vote. Bravo and Brava: @staceyabrams , @MsLaToshaBrown , @cliff_notes @RepNikema @BlackVotes pic.twitter.com/uyNPVIsCTL — Vincent McCraw (@vdmccraw) January 6, 2021 Georgia has long been one of the bastions of the deeply Republican south, but groups like Fair Fight, New Georgia Project, Higher Heights and others have spent years doing the tough groundwork...
